Where does “Rosenbusch” come from?

Rosenbusch (German) comes from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Rosenbusch”, step by step

Rosenbusch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rosé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrosépale pink
2Middle High Germanrôserose
3Old High Germanrōsa—
4LatinRosarose
5Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
6Old Persianwurdiflower
7Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German būsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūschbush, shrub
2Middle High Germanbūsch—
3Old High Germanbuskbush
4Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “Rosenbusch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →